Perception, design and ecology of the built environment : a focus on the global south /: a focus on the global south. ([2020])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mainak Ghosh, editor.
• Editors: Ghosh, Mainak
• Contents: Part I: Environment, Perception and Design of the Built1. An introduction, Mainak Ghosh (India), Bhokraj Gurung (UK)Part II: Environment and the Built: Earth as an Inspiration2. A Place-making between Mountain and River: A General View on Dwelling culture and Architecture of the Indigenous Vernacular Villages in Indonesia, Indah Widiastuti (Indonesia)3. Reflection on Rhetorics, Appropriate Building Materials and Domestic Utilities Towards Reduction of Housing Costs in Tanzania, Moses Felician Moses, Livin Henry Mosha (Tanzania)4. Sustainable Planning Interventions for Urban Crisis in respect to Outdoor Thermal Comfort-Case study of Kolkata Debashish Das, Rohini Mazumder Chakraborty (India)5. Traditional Houses of Cunda Island in Anatolia Ayten Erdem (Turkey)Part III: Perception and the Built: Eyes of the Mind6. Masjid Raya Sumatera Barat: Regionalising Contemporary Architecture in West Sumatra, Feni Kurniati (Indonesia)7. Hyderabad: A city with glorious past and flying future, Madhu Vottery (India)8. Recife Fascinations, Rachael Carter, Michael Phillips, Frazer Macfarlane (Australia/ Brazil)9. Living in Alleys : A Story of Urban Kampong, Achmad Syaiful L. (Indonesia)Part IV: Design and the Built: Man the Place Maker10. The 'smart' as a project for the city, V. Geropanta (Italy)11. Urban Transformations of Residential Settlements in Colonial Towns: Case Study of Little Europe, Ruchira Das, Sanjib Nag (India)12. Evaluating and Comparing The Effectiveness of Subnational Policies Concerning Hurricane Evacuation Zones in Built Environment: Applicability of the State of Florida Model, Haris Alibasic (USA)13. Transformation of Commercial Centres and Urban Development Process in Global South, Sanghamitra Sarkar, Mainak Ghosh, Sanjib Nag (India)Part V: Future of the Built14. Future of the Built: A Holistic View, Mainak Ghosh (India), Sambit Datta (Australia)IndexAppendixAcknowledgement.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 307.7609172/4; City planning -- Developing countries; Urban ecology (Sociology) -- Developing countries; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030258795; 3030258793
• Related ISBNs: 3030258785; 9783030258788
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 05, 2020).
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